Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-14
ANAHEIM'S AUCTION.
sale 81 ESD, 1000 worth Of city Lots
Yesterday.

tiou sssic VI City Iots ycStcruay Shoen'
draw out big crowd of eager purchas-
ers. The lands offered embraced
about thirteen acres, subdivided into
100 lots, lying along Center, Chartres,
Cypress, Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe
and Olive streets. The lots are main
ly 25xl1O to 120 feet, and nearly every
one runs back to an alley. Center
street is the principal thoroughfare in
the town of Anaheim, extending from
the Southern Pacific depot on the west
end of the corporation, directly
through the center of the town to its
eastern limits. Atchison street
is new thoroughfare laid out
by the owners of the lands
sold yesterday. 1t lies parallel to Or
angc street, and but a few feet west Of
that. The branch of the Santa Fe
system of railroads known as the Cal
ifornia Central, which runs from the
main San Diego line to Los Angeles,
will pass through Anaheim along the
line of Orange street, which has been
vacated by the town trustees for the
uses Of the railroad. The depot is to
he on Atchison street, north of Cen
ter, and the lots sold lie directly west
of the depot site. They are within
one block of the present center of the
town, the Planters Hotel, the bank,
postoificc and principal stores.
ANAHEIM's ADVANTAGES.
The lots offered were the property
Of well known syndicate, who pur-
chased them about year ago, paying
1850 per acre for the tract. Messrs.
Wiesendanger, Bonsall and Garnsey
were the leading spirits in the deal.
Mr.. Wiesendanger is well ac-
quainted with Anaheim and all
its belongings and yesterday he set
forth its many advantages in glowing
terms in the Introductory address at
the beginning of the sale. The fine
streets, solid buildings, great business
activity of the town were spoken of.
The vast scope of rich and beautiful
country living in all directions for
twenty miles around were dwelt upon.
The luxuriant orchards, flourishing
vineyards, charming homes and end
less stretches of fine avenues were ex-
patiated upon.
HOSPITABLE ANAHEru.
The Southern Pacific excursion train
with some half dozen coaches full of
people came in at about half-past ten
O'Clock. A big tent had been spread
near the scene of action, and here, by
the efforts of Mrs. H. N. Mitchell,
Mr., Theo, Rimpau and others whose
fames the reporter regrets he coulq
not learn, d sumptuous lunch was
spread for all coiners. The products
of the country, solid and liquid, were
dispensed with royal bounty. and
by the graceful courtesy of some dozen
OF the good ladies of the town.
The repast having been happily dis
posed the throng all made its way to
the grand stand, where Mr.. II. H.
Mattock proceeded with the sale, Mr..
Wiesendanger and the auctioneer hav-
ing, as previously stated, called atten-
tion to the great material advantages
of Anaheim in soil, water, surround
ings, present business and future pros
poets, with one railroad in operation
and another to be built at a very early
day. Matlock is an excellect rea
estate auctioneer. He is full of gooe
humor, wide awake to business all the
time, and never makes a mistake. /
was a treat to see him stand anC
knock down the 130 lots between II :3(
and about 3 O'Clock.
THE SALE.
The ball was opened by the offering
of lot on Atchison street, at the cor.
ner of Center. 1t was good omen
when lady, Mrs. Simpkins, bid it in
at $3.50. Between Center street and
Chartres were thirteen lots. and they
sold in rapid succession at the follow,
ing prices, the course being from the
lot mentioned above, northwards
to in front of the new
depot, $31O, 220, 2l5, 22O, $50, 1870
175, 1855, 1876, 1876, 220 and $500 for the
corner. Still following the line OF
Atchison street, between Chartres and
Cypress, were 13 more lots which
sold, the corner for $500, then in order
500, 1856, 165, 165, 1880; then five
in bunch for $l25 each, then $3.50
40 and the corner for $210. Passing
down Cypress street line was sold al
800, IS, 70, 20, 20, 60, 60, 20, 20, 20
Crossing Topeka street. still on
Cypress, the next block sold at $50 fol
the corner, then at $75, 20, 20, 60, go
90, 60, so, so. Block lies betweI
Santa Fe and Olive streets, with the
north front on Cypress. Twenty
eight lots in this sold at $65 to $l0t
<<nl, A1n-., Capfor ctroof a faxp loft
sold at $175 to $310, and the
balance were wisely held at 500
Nearly all sold in this line on Cen
ter street were bid in by mem
bers of the syndicate acting in thes'
Investments as individuals. The wis
dom of their action was well illus
tratad when after the sale, Mr.. Garn
sey sold five lots in this line at privat,
sale to Mrs. Bolton for $500 each.
Getting into the inside lots, thu
prices naturally fell off somewhat ant
when bidding tagged bit, some o
the sly fellows like A. N. Hamilton
deputy county clerk, picked up som,
great bargains. To the end the bid
ding was good, and at the wind-up i
was found that $l9, 1850 worth of lot
were sold, with five of the best lef
to the fore in the hands Of the pluck,
syndicate. These five are worth a
least $25O0, so that that out OF an in
vestment OF $4350, the cleanup is no
far from $22 ,000 The members of tn,
syndicate on the ground did not lool
at all triest at the handsome result, an,
vet the universal verdict of those pres
ent was that the property had sol
much too cheap. 1t was the opinio
Of all the knowing ones that the frs
scream of the iron horse along Orang
street will enable the buyers to get OF
with double their money in hand.
THE BOON COMING.
There is no doubt that the boom ha
begun at Anaheim. Along the stree
nf the city are to be seen a very n